Hows your heat?

 

Against my better judgement I did not drill a hole in my new thermostat, I figured screw it! its new should be ok...maybe would have helped me warm up faster on those -5*f days this last week? well nothing really helps on those days haha. I can go pretty much 3 miles or 5 minutes before the needle even moves to 130 degrees on the gauge, my Neon will hit 130 within 1.2 miles of driving down my road at 35mph. Thats gotta be that darn mechanical fan making the truck take longer to reach operating temp?.

Thats the one thing I like about buying a new thermostat for my Neon, it comes already pre done with the little jiggler valve in it and with the gasket onto it as well.

 

Fan/Radiator doesn't play a role until the thermostat actually opens. There isn't any circulation thru the radiator until then. Most of the problem is the sheer mass of iron/coolant your are trying to warm in those Siberian temps.

 

Working perfect

 

Hhhmmm..... I might see a thermostat modification in my future..... My heat sucks.

 

Na I meant that the Engine fan blows air at the engine not the radiator, cooling whatever little heat the engine produces on initial startup down faster, taking it a little longer to warm up thats what I mean stick your hand on the valve cover or safe spot on the engine on a cold start up and feel the rush of air coming from that engine fan. I was almost thinking of hooking up an electric fan for the truck, (not for this reason) but to get rid of that scary fan and darn fan shroud and free up some underhood space and a couple ponys. But I do like the reliability of a mechanical fan.